object-code buffer overrun evaluator

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Object-code Buffer Overrun Evaluator
OBOE

   <security, programming, tool> (OBOE) A tool by R. Banfi,
   D. Bruschi, and E. Rosti for the automatic detection of
   {buffer overflow} {vulnerabilities} in {object code}.  OBOE
   can be applied to {operating system} components as well as
   ordinary {application programs}.  It was designed for the
   {system administrator} to identify vulnerable programs before
   they are exploited.  Being automatic, OBOE can be run as a
   {background process} for the analysis of all potentially
   insecure programs installed on a {Unix} system.  It runs on
   {HP-UX}, {Linux}, and {Sun} {Solaris}.

   (http://idea.sec.dsi.unimi.it/research.html).

   (2003-10-25)